Where to see White-tailed Deer in Custer in Custer State Park

Wildlife · Custer State Park

Where to see White-tailed Deer in Custer

Odocoileus virginianus
214 reported sightings, mapped, most seen 6–8 AM and 6–8 PM.

Sightings
214
Most seen
6–8 AM
Also
6–8 PM

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White-tailed Deer sightings in Custer

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Where White-tailed Deer has been reported, from 214 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none.

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Timing

When to look

White-tailed Deer is most seen 6–8 AM and 6–8 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.
White-tailed Deer sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
HourShare of busiest hour
12 AM6%
1 AM4%
2 AM3%
3 AM3%
4 AM11%
5 AM72%
6 AM94%
7 AM89%
8 AM61%
9 AM44%
10 AM33%
11 AM28%
Noon22%
1 PM22%
2 PM28%
3 PM39%
4 PM61%
5 PM83%
6 PM100%
7 PM94%
8 PM67%
9 PM28%
10 PM13%
11 PM8%

Audio tour

Hear about White-tailed Deer on the drive.

Parkwolf’s Tour Guide plays stories like this one as you drive Custer, triggered by GPS and read through your car’s speakers.

Custer Tour Guide

Read the Deer’s Tail
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“To tell the park’s two deer species apart, look at the ears and tail. A mule deer has oversized ears and a narrow, black-tipped tail against a broad white rump. A white-tailed deer has a wider tail that’s dark on top.”

Plays as you drive in Parkwolf’s Custer Tour Guide.

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